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An '''airlock''' is a device which permits the passage of objects, people, and the like, between a pressure vessel and its surrounding space while minimizing the change of pressure—and loss of air—in the vessel. The lock consists of two airtight doors in series which do not open simultaneously.
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An '''airlock''' was a device that permitted the passage of people and objects between two drastically different environments, such as between a pressurised space and a vacuum or between an underwater and dry environment.


==References==
== References ==
The [[First Doctor]] entered the ''[[Solar Queen]]'' through the ship's broken airlock. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)}})


* The [[Drahvin]] leader [[Maaga]] has tried to kill [[Steven Taylor]] by leaving him in a depressurised airlock ("[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]").
The [[Aridian]]s' city had airlocks. After the seas dried up, the Aridians would entomb the [[Mire Beast]]s by blowing up the airlocks. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Chase (TV story)}})
* To prevent [[Kirksen]] from blackmailing [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] into returning the ship to [[Kembel]], and the [[Daleks]], [[Katarina]] sacrificed herself by opening the airlock door on [[Mavic Chen]]'s spaceship, '[[Spar]]', expelling both herself and Kirksen into the vacuum of [[space]] and killing them both almost instantly ("[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]").
 
The [[Drahvin]] leader [[Maaga]] tried to kill [[Steven Taylor]] by leaving him in a de-pressurised airlock. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Galaxy 4 (TV story)}})
 
To prevent [[Kirksen]] from blackmailing the [[First Doctor]] into returning to [[Kembel]], and the [[Dalek]]s, [[Katarina]] sacrificed herself by opening the airlock door on [[Mavic Chen]]'s spaceship, ''[[Spar]]'', expelling Kirksen and herself into the [[vacuum]] of [[space]] and killing them both almost instantly. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)}})
 
[[Varga]] allowed the [[Second Doctor]] to enter his spacecraft's airlock, then de-pressurised it until the Doctor agreed to answer his questions. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ice Warriors (TV story)}})
 
[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] had an airlock which opened on the roof of the [[police box]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Underwater Robot (comic story)}}, {{cs|Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)}}) However, on another occasion the Doctor claimed that the TARDIS didn't have an airlock. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)}})
[[File:Moonbase-2 Moonbase airlock.jpeg|thumb|Airlock on [[Moonbase Laika]] in [[2070]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Moonbase (TV story)}})]]
The [[Klepton]]s' [[Klepton city|underwater city]] had an airlock through which they entered and exited in their [[Klepton flying machine|flying machines]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Klepton Parasites (comic story)}})
 
In the [[2410s]], [[Darzil Carlisle]] was [[orphan]]ed at the age of three when his parents were killed in a freak airlock accident, resulting in the [[Martian]]-born child being relocated to an [[orphanage]] in [[Finchley]], north [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Game (audio story)}})
 
The [[Game Station]] had airlocks. In [[200,100]], the [[Dalek]]s forced open the airlock at [[Floor 494]] to gain entry to the [[space station]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}})


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Airlock
You may be looking for the Galaxy 4 episode, Air Lock.
Airlock for the Tiger Moth. (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans [+]Loading...["Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)"])

An airlock was a device that permitted the passage of people and objects between two drastically different environments, such as between a pressurised space and a vacuum or between an underwater and dry environment.

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

The First Doctor entered the Solar Queen through the ship's broken airlock. (PROSE: The Lair of Zarbi Supremo [+]Loading...["The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)"])

The Aridians' city had airlocks. After the seas dried up, the Aridians would entomb the Mire Beasts by blowing up the airlocks. (TV: The Chase [+]Loading...["The Chase (TV story)"])

The Drahvin leader Maaga tried to kill Steven Taylor by leaving him in a de-pressurised airlock. (TV: Galaxy 4 [+]Loading...["Galaxy 4 (TV story)"])

To prevent Kirksen from blackmailing the First Doctor into returning to Kembel, and the Daleks, Katarina sacrificed herself by opening the airlock door on Mavic Chen's spaceship, Spar, expelling Kirksen and herself into the vacuum of space and killing them both almost instantly. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"])

Varga allowed the Second Doctor to enter his spacecraft's airlock, then de-pressurised it until the Doctor agreed to answer his questions. (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"])

The Doctor's TARDIS had an airlock which opened on the roof of the police box. (COMIC: The Underwater Robot [+]Loading...["The Underwater Robot (comic story)"], Peril at 60 Fathoms [+]Loading...["Peril at 60 Fathoms (comic story)"]) However, on another occasion the Doctor claimed that the TARDIS didn't have an airlock. (PROSE: When Starlight Grows Cold [+]Loading...["When Starlight Grows Cold (short story)"])

Airlock on Moonbase Laika in 2070. (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"])

The Kleptons' underwater city had an airlock through which they entered and exited in their flying machines. (COMIC: The Klepton Parasites [+]Loading...["The Klepton Parasites (comic story)"])

In the 2410s, Darzil Carlisle was orphaned at the age of three when his parents were killed in a freak airlock accident, resulting in the Martian-born child being relocated to an orphanage in Finchley, north London. (AUDIO: The Game [+]Loading...["The Game (audio story)"])

The Game Station had airlocks. In 200,100, the Daleks forced open the airlock at Floor 494 to gain entry to the space station. (TV: The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"])